In the Days of the Guild
Author | : Louise Lamprey |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2011-02-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781257031276 |
ISBN-13 | : 1257031279 |
Rating | : 4/5 (279 Downloads) |
Download or read book In the Days of the Guild written by Louise Lamprey and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN the reign of King Henry II., when as yet there were no factories, no railways or even coaches, no post-offices and no tea-tables in England, a boy sat on a hillside not far from Salisbury Plain, with a great bale of wool by his side. It was not wrapped in paper; it was packed close and very skillfully bound together with cords, lengthwise and crosswise, making a network of packthread all over it. The boy's name was Robert Edrupt, but in the tiny village where he was born he had always been called Hob. He had been reared by his grandfather, a shepherd, and now the old shepherd was dead and he was going to seek his fortune.....